The irrationals: a story of the numbers you can't count on

TheancientGreeksdiscoveredthem,butitwasn'tuntilthenineteenthcenturythatirrationalnumberswereproperlyunderstoodandrigorouslydefined,andeventodaynotalltheirmysterieshavebeenrevealed.InTheIrrationals,thefirstpopularandcomprehensivebookonthesubject,JulianHaviltellsthestoryofirrationa